Ildar Garifullin

Russian Ildar Garifullin competed for the Soviet Union in the Nordic combined and later became a successful ski jumping coach. Garifullin, Aleksandr Prosvirnin, and Aleksandr Mayorov won bronze in the 3 × 10 km team event at the 1984 World Nordic Ski Championships. The same year Garifullin competed in the individual Nordic combined at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics where he finished in 23rd place.

In 2010 Garifullin became the head of the ski jumping and Nordic combined school in Ufa. He was awarded with the titles Honored Worker of Physical Culture of the Republic of Bashkortostan and Best Coach of the Republic of Bashkortostan. He was also awarded with a commemorative medal from the Ministry of Sports of Russia for his work in helping to stage the 2014 Sochi Olympics.